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Appetizer Recipes

Sometimes appetizer recipes can be more appealing that the main course! Whether you are looking for holiday appetizers, finger foods for a party, easy appetizer ideas for a crowd or cold appetizers, you are sure to find something among these nearly 50 appetizer ideas.

My favorite appetizer:

During football season, my family and I love snacking on hot boiled peanuts. This recipe does take some time to prepare, but the effort is worth it!

    • Boiled Peanuts
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    My top 5 appetizers:

    Not sure where to start? These are the most popular appetizers among readers.

    • Oven Baked Oysters
    • Hot Baked Crawfish Dip
    • Boudin Balls
    • Crawfish Beignets
    • Babalu Guacamole

    Watch and learn:

     

    All appetizer recipes:

Three crab stuffed shrimp and a fork on a teal plate.
Appetizer Recipes | Fish and Seafood | Intermediate

Crab Stuffed Shrimp

overhead shot of a hand taking a chip from a large blue platter of shrimp nachos
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Beginner | Fish and Seafood | Tailgating

Shrimp Nachos

overhead shot of a large platter of hoe cakes and glasses of iced tea are to the side.
Appetizer Recipes | Beginner | Side Dishes | Vegetables

Okra Hoe Cakes

Baked southern tomato pie on a dark wooden table with fresh tomatoes, plates and forks to the side.
Appetizer Recipes | Intermediate | Main Courses | Spring and Summer | Vegetables

Southern Tomato Pie

blue platter of squash puppies with a red and white checked napkin, iced tea, bowl of sauce and serving plate with one squash puppy to the side
Appetizer Recipes | Beginner | Side Dishes | Spring and Summer | Vegetables

Fried Yellow Squash Puppies

tray of baked crab cakes with condiments and two glasses of white wine to the side
Appetizer Recipes | Brunch and Breakfast Recipes | Fish and Seafood | Intermediate

Baked Crab Cakes

two gray plates with oysters on toast sprinkled with Parmesan cheese, sliced green onions, glasses of white wine, a hand spooning an oyster onto a piece of bread
Appetizer Recipes | Fish and Seafood | Intermediate | Valentine's

Oven Baked Oysters

fried boudin balls in a black serving bowl with one broken open to show the inside
30 Minute Dinner Recipes | Appetizer Recipes | Beginner | Mardi Gras Recipes

Boudin Balls

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